Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Ramie
User Submitted Origins
Arabic
70%
English
20%
French
10%
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ram"ie
The grasscloth plant (Bœhmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass.
Etymology: From Malay
Other Dictionary Sources
- Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
Wiktionary
From Malay rami.
- (usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
- (usually uncountable) fibre extracted from this plant, resembling flax.
ramie was also found in the following language(s): Italian